She was born May 29, 1921, in Melrose, Mass., the daughter of Stanley K. and Esther (Sayward) Cooper, and moved to Kingston in 1950. She went to Bonita Springs, Fla., in 2002 and returned to New Hampshire in 2005. She attended Hollins College and then worked in New York City for a time.

The widow of Robert A. Wight, who died in 2005, she is survived by three daughters, Callaway Decoster of Greenland, Suzanne Kokaras of South Hampton and Rebecca McKernan of Walpole, Mass.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by two sons, Andrew and Peter, and one daughter, Heidi.

SERVICES: A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Kingston Congregational Church, 5 Church St., Kingston.

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